Educational Apps That Make Your Kids Smarter

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Educational Apps That Make Your Kids Smarter Presented by Melissa McPhee Family Night: February 23, 2012

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Educational Apps That Make Your Kids Smarter. Presented by Melissa McPhee Family Night: February 23, 2012. Android: https://market.android.com Apple: http://www.apple.com/itunes. Can kids learn anything worthwhile playing digital games?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Educational Apps That Make Your Kids Smarter

Presented by Melissa McPheeFamily Night: February 23, 2012

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Android: https://market.android.com

Apple:http://www.apple.com/itunes

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Can kids learn anything worthwhile playing digital games?

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“Our students have changed radically. Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach.” Marc Prensky

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“Today’s students – K through college – represent the first generation to grow up with this new technology.”

Marc Prensky

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Result: today’s students think and process information differently.

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Digital Natives

• Used to receiving information really fast• Like to parallel process and multi-task• Prefer graphics before their text• Prefer random access – like hypertext• Function best when networked

• Does this sound like your child?

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Critical Thinking Skills

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Jumbline Lite Apple & Android - free

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Language Arts Apps

LineEmUpLite – Word Game

Wordventure

ABC PocketPhonics

Songatron Mad Libs

Bluster

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Interesting Science, Social Studies, and “daily” apps

Nasa History Lite 3D Brain

Today’s Doc Science 360 History Pin History Maps

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Math Apps

Cash Cow Coin Math

Unblock Me Factor Samurai Lobster Diver

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PoppletMurky Reef LitePBS Kids

Multi-Disciplinary Apps

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District 742 list of Apps for Elementary Schools

Click hereOr go to the District 742 website – click on Staff – click on Technology Integration in the lower section of the middle of the page in a blue-line box – click on Ipod/Ipad

Apps by scrolling down and searching the left side of the screen in the orange box – click on Apps for Elementary Schools.

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Mrs. McPhee’s Favorite Websites

• Go to mrsmcphee.weebly.com

• Or click here

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THANK YOU!